I tell myself that there are many people in the world who replay the same traumatic experiences in their minds from the time they wake to when they sleep (if they sleep at all) for decades. Some people have not been able to be themselves for years because they are…

There was a time when I thought that it was worth finding out about the clubs and organizations that my university had back when I was in college between 2005 and 2009; particularly in 2005. I was excited about trying out new activities. I looked forward to meeting new people. …

Prisoners are not the only ones given life sentences. There are those who were burned repeatedly over weeks by bullies with a hair straightener while in school. I recall a girl who was raped by more than 44 boys. She had an alcoholic and abusive father. When interrogated at her…

One life. One body wrapping up joints, tendons, vessels, capillaries, arteries, and organs. Head full of long black hair. One pair of dark brown eyes. Golden skin that easily tans; Skin without any current serious conditions. Skin marked with lines, scars and tattoos for life. A pair of feet that…

If I were with the love of my life, I wouldn’t mind if he couldn’t afford anything above the bare necessities. I’d understand that he may receive many job rejections, feel immense pressure while searching for work, get exhausted from attending in-person interviews and waiting for phone screenings. I’d accept…

I wonder

I feel more confident when I speak of myself as a rabbit:

I don’t understand a spouse who is violent with their partner for being extremely ill. Someone who becomes sick and eventually disabled isn’t stupid and necessarily incompetent. Just because someone gets sick and can’t work as a result, this doesn’t mean that that person should be reprimanded and beaten repeatedly. …

Why do you pretend that I like things that I actually don’t like? For all of my life (more than three decades), you have refused to acknowledge that I love to travel and that I don’t like a lot of traditional Chinese dishes. I want to enjoy my life without…